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SummerRain · 27/09/2011 15:42

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to the posters who asked why some of us aren't answering seriously, personally it's because;
a) dd is an independant reader and her writing is coming on brilliantly, this time last year she couldn't read the words 'cat' if you paid her (we tried). So she's made massive progress, and lots of children progress in the same way, nothing for ages then a huge leap foward. If the OP is concerned she doesn't need people to come tell her how well their children are doing, it's something she needs to discuss with his/her teacher to find out if the child's progress is within normal parameters or not.
b) I'm actually more concerned with my daughters other abilities than her reading and sums, I am honestly more proud of her other skills than the reading.
c) I'm in Ireland.... very differant curriculum and I have no idea how to express in anything other than essay form what level she's at, and can't be bothered to do that.

redskyatnight · 27/09/2011 15:59

Today Y1 DD got to the top of the balloon. I gathered by her happy face that this is good and congratulated her appropriately. Maybe tomorrow I will find out what this means.

She can also

read to a basic level (NC blue band)
write reams of stuff some of which is phonetically correct and some of which defies comprehension
do some basic number bonds and also knows the time tables that DS chants ad infinitum in front of her
ride a bike
swim a width on front and back
make fairy cakes more or less unaided
concentrate on tasks for extended periods of time
turn a pile of scrap material into something that actually looks quite good

At the risk of being accused of being smug, I will also point out that she is one of the most advanced in her year group - there are many children in her class still working on simple sounds/reading and writing simple words.

Hulababy · 27/09/2011 16:57

The children in my Y1 class vary massively.

Reading: anything from still learning individual letter sounds and not yet able to blend two letter words such as at, in...to reading small chapter books such as Rainbow Fairies

Writing: anything from still learning to form letters in sand/paint and learning to write own name to beginning to write in curvise joined up writing, remembering finger spaces and simple punctuation and phonetically spely words with some key words known.

Maths: from learning to count with 1:1 correspondence to 10 to being able to count forward and back beyond 100, recognise 3D shapes, use coins in addition to £1 and adding/subtracting two digit figures.

This is just an example of the core lit/num subjects, but in almost all areas of development be it educational or social/emotional the difference between the children is huge at this stage.

iggly2 · 27/09/2011 19:58

can ride a bike (proudest moment ever)
reads chapter books
fluent all times tables
writes pretty neatly (but hates doing it)
very good at maths

incognitoaccountant · 27/09/2011 21:03

DD can now ride a bike

breadandbutterfly · 28/09/2011 10:09

Gosh at all those kids in yr 1 who know times tables. DS in yr 1 has learned counting up in 2s/5s/10s but no-one has tried to turn them into times tables, IYKWIM. Don't recall my bigger two being taught times tables this early either.

Or have you been eager parents teaching dcs times tables before they learn at school? Don't think I could face that, though ds might be keen (maths is his fave subject).

By the way, my ds is on ORT 3-4, can count up to and do adding/subtracting up to 100, can ride a bike well, write REALLY LARGE and vaguely legibly, with decodeable if not always correct spelling, and has swum a width once (v proud mum emoticon). He can apply scientific principles he has learnt in other situations, not usually successfully but with lots of imagination and bounteous ambition and optimism and mess. :)

Catslikehats · 28/09/2011 10:19

DS is yr 1 in a decent prep school (I mention this because he probably gets more one to one time than if he was in a state school) and is pretty near the top of his class.

He reads turquoise band at school but can read most words if he is allowed to sound them out.
He can spell two syllable words
He has reasonably legible cursive writing
He can identify how many 100's 10's and units there are in a number
He can add and subtract up to 100
He can recite some tables although I don't think he actually understands them.
He is a great swimmer and can do a cartwheel, but really comes into his own when given a box of lego

MMQC · 28/09/2011 10:43

"- turn a pile of scrap material into something that actually looks quite good "

Mine can take something that looks quite good and turn it into a pile of scrap material!

stealthsquiggle · 28/09/2011 10:54

OP where did you go ?

I have to say, my DS is considered (by the school) to be very bright and I am not sure how many of the things cited here he could do in Y1

Note to self - must fix the 6mo puncture in DD's bike so she has a passing chance of learning to ride it without stabilisers. Also probably buy both DC new bikes as they have outgrown them

Catslikehats · 28/09/2011 11:18

I think it is probably fair to add that the school also consder my DS to be very bright (I know I know all parents say this ) My DD who is Yr 2 and by no means bottom of her class cannot handle numbers as well as DS can.

iggly2 · 28/09/2011 20:06

To be fair DS is considered by school as very bright .
Time tables were introduced to him at his nursery, he wanted to learn them and taught himself when he saw them written out.

newtermnewname · 28/09/2011 20:16

This thread is fab for 'avin a boast.

iggly2 · 28/09/2011 20:19

Yep cos you can't in real life.....

iggly2 · 28/09/2011 20:20

and everyone will catch up soon

Jaquelinehyde · 28/09/2011 20:31

My DS is a happy friendly child at school, who makes friends well, can work in a team or on his own.

He enjoys school and everything it involves.

I could quite easily list his academic achievements (or lack of depending on subject area) but I happen to think the social side of school is by far the most important during the infant years.

fivegomadindorset · 28/09/2011 20:36

Has a pretty mean back hand, forehand and volley and has learnt not to bellyflop off a one meter board because it hurts.

NOt sure about level but she is racing through Stage 2, very lucky that she gets a new reading book every night.

She can do a forward somersault on the trampoline.

And she taught her self to whistle last year.

fivegomadindorset · 28/09/2011 20:36

Sh ealso set up a little office and asked DH to sot down and tell her all his problems

RedHotPokers · 28/09/2011 20:43

Sing 'Rise and Shine and Give God Glory' at the TOP of her voice, loudly in Tesco.

Apparently she like to sit next to the Headmaster in Assembly as they are both good singers!

nenevomito · 28/09/2011 20:45

DS is in Y1.

His writing looks like a psychotic spider on acid has danced a merry dance across the page. Occasionally you can make out a letter, but then you realise that no, it is not a letter, it is just the DS equivalent of a thousand monkeys with a thousand type writers.

He, very reluctantly, can read red band books when he can bloody well be arsed but tells me that he can't read and doesn't want to.

However he's very good at other stuff, so we let it slide.

Maarias · 28/09/2011 21:58

I wonder if the OP is still reading this...must check...
Anyway, my ds is in year 1 too and he can:

add and subtract well up to 20,
can count well up to 100 and beyond with a little help.
can read well and pretty unaided (ginn purple books/ort blue/green I think)
can ride a bike without stabilisers
still hates the water and refuses to swim...must work on that!
is brilliant at karate
can easily count in 2s, 5s and 10s...we have started some of the times tables with him just cos he's interested and LOVES numbers
could talk for hours about pipes, electricity, and anything else vaguely technical...
Is scarily good at ICT and we actually have now strictly limited computer use...

Ooooh, I could go on but you get the general gist...

MammyT · 28/09/2011 23:02

My child cannot

ride a bike
swim a width
skip
hit a ball with a bat.

My child can

read at orange level (ORT 6?)
write simple little stories
add/subtract 2 digit numbers
identify the vowels in a word.

No-one has taught tables yet.. All normal I think though would really love to see improvement in gross motor skills.

AyesToTheRight · 28/09/2011 23:17

DD has improved lots at gross motor skills recently.

She can now ride a bike (happened yesterday just after being six)
Can't swim a width but we haven't tried for ages
Can skip now (she showed me yesterday and suddenly she can. have no idea when it happened )
Started doing tennis at Easter and can now hit a bat with a ball.

JaneBennet · 04/10/2011 12:38

My Year 1 DD can click her fingers (both hands), use up all my post-it notes writing 'I Love You' messages, paint toenails exceptionally well and entertain herself for hours with her Barbies that have complicated names and family histories.

BlueberryPancake · 04/10/2011 12:52

Ds can stand on one foot, tap his head and rub his tummy (at the same time). He understands 'take your finger out of your nose' in English, French and Spanish.

His sense of timing is very advanced for his age. Today is the school photo; he managed to walk into a skip (a bright yellow skip full of rubbish) this morning and has a great big scratch on his face and a cut on his lip.

He can dance to the beat and does air guitar brilliantly.

He can read OK and can write OK but still mixes b d p sometimes.

He is good at maths and can add single and some double digit numbers, substract, and knows a few multiplications (2x2, 10x10, 5x5...)

He can swim one meter under water.

He can make a pretend gun with two empty rolls fo kitchen paper, foil and masking tape.